The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism

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'This book is a journey, and an initiation.' In a world so full of different beliefs and viewpoints, how can we find peace in our shared humanity? The Quest for Meaning will take you on a journey to discover the profound truths that bind us all together. Acclaimed thinker and philosopher Tariq Ramadan explores universal ideas such as love, respect, truth and tolerance, and examines questions such as how can men and women relate to each other? What is the true nature of equality? What does 'civilization' really mean? In doing so, he opens our minds to a new view of humanity. Whether we are Christian or Buddhist, Jewish or Muslim, secularist or believer, he reveals that all traditions of thought spring from the same place, and guides us to see past what divides us and discover the beauty of what we have in common. This book has resonance for all of us, showing why, eventually, all different spiritual paths lead to the human heart.

Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University (Oriental Institute, St Antony's College) and also teaches at the Oxford Faculty of Theology. He is Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies (Qatar), Senior Research Fellow at Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan) and Director of the Research Centre of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (Doha, Qatar).

Tariq Ramadan is a Muslim Martin Luther * Washington Post * One of the most important innovators for the twenty-first century * Time * The work of Tariq Ramadan will take its place in the annals of Islamic thought * Le Monde Diplomatique *